Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative McGuire
Introduced
Summary
Conditions federal law-enforcement grant eligibility on gun-free zone policies. The bill makes states and localities that keep gun-free zone laws open to civil suits by people authorized to carry and ties Byrne-JAG and COPS grant funding to changing those policies.
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- People authorized to carry in their State of residence who are harmed by a firearm in an area where carrying is prohibited can sue the State or local government and may recover compensatory damages and damages for pain and suffering if they could have averted or reduced the harm by carrying.
- States and units of local government that fail to conform to the bill’s gun-free zone policy face a funding cut of up to 99 percent from Byrne-JAG and COPS grants for any affected fiscal year.
- Funds withheld from noncompliant jurisdictions are reallocated under the same grant programs to jurisdictions that comply.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New right to sue after gun harm
If enacted, you would be able to sue a State or city for money if you are hurt by someone using a gun in a gun-free zone. You would need to be allowed to carry a gun in your State of residence. You would also need to show that, if you had been allowed to carry, you could have avoided or lessened the harm. You would be able to recover compensatory damages and damages for pain and suffering.
Grant cuts for noncompliant governments
If enacted, States and local governments that get certain DOJ grants would have to follow the bill's gun-free-zone policy starting the first full fiscal year after enactment. For any fiscal year after that, a State or local government that does not comply could lose up to 99% of its Byrne-JAG or COPS grant money for that year. Money withheld from noncompliant States under Byrne-JAG programs would be reallocated to States that did comply.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McGuire
VA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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